Writing the Pine

Section 203: “He Swings and….SWISH”

To be fair, Nick Swisher didn’t strike out to end Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.  He popped up on a 3-2 count in the top of the 9th inning with the bases loaded and his team down a run to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.   (It just makes for a better [...]

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Section 203: Opportunity Squandered

The Yankees had a chance to jump to a 3-0 lead in the ALCS but just failed to execute.  Dear Joe Girardi, Yes, you can overmanage a game.  Mike Scoscia had an opportunity to pinch run for Jeff Mathis but decided not to because that would remove his bat.  It paid off when Mathis delivered the game-winning [...]

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Section 203: Yankees/Angels Preview and Predictions

I hope we don’t see this again.  It happened in ‘02.  It happened again in ‘05.  They’ve always played us tough, rallied behind their monkey to pummel our bullpen (Mo included), and protected their homefield.  (Which isn’t in Los Angeles.  It’s in Anaheim.  That’s like if the NY Giants called themselves the New York Giants [...]

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Section 203: 25-Man Playoff Roster

After Joba Chamberlain’s forgettable start against the K.C. Royals in the Yankees regular season finale (which I attended), I think the Yankees are going to go with a 3-man rotation with 7-8 relief pitchers.  That means they’ll carry 14-15 position players with them to the ALDS against their likely opponents, the Detroit Tigers.  Who should [...]

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Section 203: Playoff Edition

Lately it’s been all fun and games for the Bronx Bombers after sweeping the Red Sox over the weekend to clinch the AL East, beating the Royals with their Triple-A team on Monday night, and last night’s come-from-behind walk-off victory off the bat of Juan Miranda. This was the 15th walk-off and the 50th come-from-behind victory [...]

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Section 203 – A Yankees Blog – 7/6/2009 Edition

Welcome to Section 203 – the new home of the Bleacher Creatures and my new Yankees Blog as well. Blue Jays v. Yankees – 7/5/2009 At first it looked like a bigger blowout than the typical haircut of the Bridge and Tunnel crowd in South Jersey in the summer.  Brett Cecil worked methodically to ensure his team [...]

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